WW I victims remembered on Armistice Day

At exactly 11am on 11-11-1918 the guns fell silent – bringing an end to the First World War. But 90 years later, the conflict hasn’t been forgotten. Millions of people around the globe will hold a minute’s silence on Remembrance Day to honour t

It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Instead, it redrew the map of Europe and cost the continent 20 million lives – half servicemen, half civilians.

The war brought rapid technological change and laid the seeds of authoritarianism, which dominated Europe for decades to come.

It also set the tone for the 20th century, transforming the balance of power, and heralding the collapse of empires.

German Albatros D.III biplanes

Four empires disappeared: the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and the Russian dynasties were no more – dramatically altering the shape of Europe.